A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of nerve fibres called axons, in the peripheral nervous system. A nerve transmits electrical impulses. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve)
The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves throughout the body. It sends messages to and from the brain to the rest of the body. (NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 2025. Glossary. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/glossary-neurological-terms)
An instrument for measuring the speed and direction, or just the speed of a current. Current meters can be mechanical, electric, electromagnetic, acoustic, or combination thereof. (https://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/info/glossary)
A naturally occurring, semi-synthetic or synthetic substance that destroys or inhibits the replication of viruses. (FAO/WHO. 2022. Antimicrobial Resistance Terms, Joint FAO/WHO Centre (CODEX Food Standards and Zoonotic Diseases) (CJW). https://www.fao.org/3/cb9414en/cb9414en.pdf)
The Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands) is made up of 4 countries: Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands. The Netherlands includes 3 public bodies located in the Caribbean region: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. (Government of the Netherlands. What are the different parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands? https://www.government.nl/topics/caribbean-parts-of-the-kingdom/question-and-answer/what-are-the-different-parts-of-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands Accessed 18.1.2024)
Network analysis comprises a set of techniques that are applied to analyse complex systems. It aims to depict relations among actors, and to analyse the structures that emerge from these relations. ( Chiesi, A.M. 2001. Network Analysis. In: N.J. Smelser &
P.B. Baltes, eds. International Encyclopedia of the Social &
Behavioral Sciences, pp. 10499–10502. Oxford, Pergamon. In: FAO. 2022. The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2022. The geography of food and agricultural trade:
Policy approaches for sustainable development. Rome, FAO.
https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0471en)
A class of drugs, also known as antipsychotics, primarily used to treat psychosis (i.e., hallucinations, delusions, and thought disorder). (Johns Hopkins https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787135/all/Neuroleptics)
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Tranquilizers reduce anxiety and induce a sense of tranquility without drowsiness. Sedatives have a more profound effect and produces drowsiness and hypnosis. For sedatives, see <c_12876829>.
Substance chemically similar to a vitamin that can replace the vitamin or an essential compound, but cannot perform its role. (Piper, R.G., et al. (1982) Fish hatchery management. Washington, D.C., USA, Fish and Wildlife Service. 517p.;)
Neuston, also called pleuston, are organisms that live at the surface of a body of water, such as an ocean, estuary, lake, river, or pond. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuston)
